7.4 Les Magasins D’alimentation

Vocabulary

Use the table below to review the vocabulary words related to specialty food shops. Listen to the French pronunciations using the following audio recording.

Les magasins d’alimentation / Specialty food shops
AUDIO FRENCH ENGLISH

le supermarché supermarket
le marché farmer’s market
la fromagerie cheese shop
la boucherie butcher shop
la charcuterie deli
la poissonnerie fish shop
l’épicerie local grocery store
le dépanneur (QC) corner store
la boulangerie bakery
la pâtisserie pastry shop

 Le dépanneur

Les dépanneurs (also known as deps) are a type of corner store in Quebec. They are very popular given that they are always nearby, are open late, and sell beer, wine and food staples. The word comes from the French en panne, which means out of order or not working, so dépanneur would loosely translate as “get out of trouble” or “troubleshoot.”

Exercise 2: Les magasins d’alimentation

Complete the table below by writing in the items that you can buy at each of the specialty food shops. Don’t forget to include the correct partitive article.

Fill in the Blanks

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